Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 64

           Thestonefeltsharponhisfingertips.ForaninstantLangdonrecalledtheancientmythofDaedelus,howtheboykeptonehandonthewallashemovedthroughtheMinotaur’slabyrinth,knowinghewasguaranteedtofindtheendifheneverbrokecontactwiththewall.Langdonmovedforward,notentirelycertainhewantedtofindtheend.

           Thetunnelnarrowedslightly,andLangdonslowedhispace.HesensedVittoriaclosebehindhim.Asthewallcurvedleft,thetunnelopenedintoasemicircularalcove.Oddly,therewasfaintlighthere.InthedimnessLangdonsawtheoutlineofaheavywoodendoor.

           "Uhoh,"hesaid.

           "Locked?"

           "Itwas."

           "Was?"Vittoriaarrivedathisside.

           Langdonpointed.Litbyashaftoflightcomingfromwithin,thedoorhungajar…itshingessplinteredbyawreckingbarstilllodgedinthewood.

           Theystoodamomentinsilence.Then,inthedark,LangdonfeltVittoria’shandsonhischest,groping,slidingbeneathhisjacket.

           "Relax,professor,"shesaid."I’mjustgettingthegun."

           Atthatmoment,insidetheVaticanMuseums,ataskforceofSwissGuardsspreadoutinalldirections.Themuseumwasdark,andtheguardsworeU.S.Marineissueinfraredgoggles.Thegogglesmadeeverythingappearaneerieshadeofgreen.Everyguardworeheadphonesconnectedtoanantennalikedetectorthathewavedrhythmicallyinfrontofhim—thesamedevicestheyusedtwiceaweektosweepforelectronicbugsinsidetheVatican.Theymovedmethodically,checkingbehindstatues,insideniches,closets,underfurniture.Theantennaewouldsoundiftheydetectedeventhetiniestmagneticfield

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